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RA WALK-IN-INTERVIEW @ ACTREC

Mon, 09 Feb 2015 01:06:16 -0600

No. ACTREC/Advt./ 7 /2015

Title of the Project
Research Associate
(One position)
DBTs Biotechnology/Bioinformatics training centre
PI Dr. Ashok Varma

Duration of the Project Six Months from the date of appointment, can be extended further for six month.

Date & Time: 17th February, 2015 at 10.00 a.m.

Venue: Meeting Room, 3rd floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

Ph.D. Degree in Basic Sciences from recognized University. Research experience in Bioinformatics or on gene cloning, protein purification, and crystallization.

*M.Sc. degree obtained after a one year course will not be considered.

Selected candidate will have to join at the earliest.

Consolidated Salary: Rs.28,600/- p.m. {Rs.22,000/- + 30% HRA}

The work progress of the candidate will be monitored and extension after 6 months will depend on satisfactory progress of the work.

Candidates fulfilling these requirements should pre-register by sending their application in the prescribed format with recent CV and contact details of 2 referees by e-mail to ‘program.office@actrec.gov.in’ latest by 17.00 hrs on 12-02-2015.
The interviews would be held on 17th February, 2015 and will be only for the pre-registered candidates. Candidates should report between 09.30 to 10.00 a.m. in Steno Pool, 3rd floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
No T.A./D.A. will be admissible for attending the interview.

At the time of Interview the candidate should bring original certificates along with CV with contact details of 2 referees and submit the photocopies (attested) of the certificates, with a recent passport size photograph.

All correspondence should be strictly made only to ‘program.office@actrec.gov.in’ as indicated.

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Summer Intern - Research Bioinformatics

Mon, 16 Feb 2015 12:26:32 -0600

Be proficient in LINUX, know perl or python, understand biology and Next Generation Sequencing.
The intern will port Agile Assay Design pipelines into Galaxy.
The intern will also learn to develope his/her own bioinformatics pipelines for PCR or NGS data analysis.

Who you are
You’re someone who wants to influence your own development. You’re looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

Qualifications:
Major: Bioinformatcis or biology major who is interested and wants to learn Biocomputing, At least 2 years of college.
Basic knowledge of LINUX and programming, e.g., perl, python, XML.

More at http://www.roche.com/careers/jobs/jobsearch/job.htm?id=E-00437679&locale=en&title=Summer%20Intern%20-%20Research%20Bioinformatics

JRF Bioinformatics @ IISR, Kozhikode

Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:44:17 -0600

JRF Bioinformatics Jobs recruitment in Indian Institute of Spices Research on temporary basis

Name of the Scheme : Distributed Information Sub Centre – DISC

Qualifications : M.Sc/ B Tech in Bioinformatics with NET/GATE or M Tech in Bioinformatics

Number of posts : One

Emoluments : Rs. 25,000/-

Upper age limit : 35 years for Men & 40 years for Women as on date of Interview
How to apply

Date of Interview : 12-03-2015 at 10.00 AM. All relevant certificates (in original) and bio data, No objection certificate in case he/she is employed elsewhere and experience certificate in original (if any) need to be produced at the time of interview.

More at http://spices.res.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=263

A guide for complete R beginners :- Installing R packages

Archana Malhotra — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 20:23:34 -0600

Part of the reason R has become so popular is the vast array of packages available at the cran and bioconductor repositories. In the last few years, the number of packages has grown exponentially!

This is a short post giving steps on how to actually install R packages. Let’s suppose you want to install the ggplot2 package. Well nothing could be easier. We just fire up an R shell and type:
> install.packages("ggplot2")

In theory the package should just install, however:

if you are using Linux and don’t have root access, this command won’t work.
you will be asked to select your local mirror, i.e. which server should you use to download the package.

Installing packages without root access

First, you need to designate a directory where you will store the downloaded packages. On my machine, I use the directory /data/Rpackages/ After creating a package directory, to install a package we use the command:
> install.packages("ggplot2", lib="/data/Rpackages/") > library(ggplot2, lib.loc="/data/Rpackages/")

It’s a bit of a pain having to type /data/Rpackages/ all the time. To avoid this burden, we create a file .Renviron in our home area, and add the line R_LIBS=/data/Rpackages/ to it. This means that whenever you start R, the directory /data/Rpackages/ is added to the list of places to look for R packages and so:

> install.packages("ggplot2") > library(ggplot2)

just works!

Setting the repository

Every time you install a R package, you are asked which repository R should use. To set the repository and avoid having to specify this at every package install, simply:

create a file .Rprofile in your home area.
Add the following piece of code to it:

cat(".Rprofile: Setting UK repositoryn") r = getOption("repos") # hard code the UK repo for CRAN r["CRAN"] = "http://cran.uk.r-project.org" options(repos = r) rm(r)

I found this tip in a stackoverflow answer .

Research Associate Bioinformatics job position in Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI)

Tue, 31 Mar 2015 20:45:14 -0500

Research Associate Bioinformatics job position in Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI)

Qualification : Ph.D. in Bioinformatics/ Agricultural Statistics/ Statistics/ Computer Science/ Computer Application/ Life Science/ Biotechnology/ Agricultural Science or equivalent. Desirable: Knowledge of Statistical and Computational Genomics/ Proteomics/ Bioinformatics OR Post-Graduation in Bioinformatics/ Agricultural Statistics/ Statistics/ Computer Science/ Computer Application/ Life Science/ Biotechnology/ Agricultural Science or equivalent with 1st Division or 60% marks or equivalent with at least two years of research experience. Desirable:Expertise on use of various software/ tool.

No.of Post: 2

Emoluments for RA: Consolidated Rs. 24000/- per month + 30% HRA for Ph.D holders and consolidated Rs. 23000/- per month + 30% HRA for Master Degree.

Age Limit : Age should not be more than 40 years for the post of Research associate (5 years relaxation for SC/ST/ women candidates) and 3 years for OBC candidates as on date of interview.
How to apply

Interested candidates are invited to appear for Walk-In interview at Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi -110012, along with filled in application form , all the original certificates from matriculation onwards, Ph.D. or M.Sc. certificate (as the case may be) must be produced at the time of interview in either original or provisional, Bio-Data, attested copies of all experience certificates, testimonials etc., one passport size photograph and one set of the self-attested photocopies of all the required certificates from matriculation onwards and an attested copy of recent passport size photograph pasted onto the application form. Walk-in interview will be held on 16th April, 2015 at 10:30 a.m.

Click Here for Job Details & Application Form http://www.iasri.res.in/employment/employment.htm

List of universities offering Bachelor, Master or PhD bioinformatics degree in Malaysia

sahabuddin — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 01:34:02 -0500

Bioinformatics is a newly emerging interdisciplinary research area, which may be defined as the ―interface between biological and computational sciences. Most of the Bioinformatics work that is done can be described as analyzing biological data, although a growing number of projects deal with the organization of biological information. The global Bioinformatics industry has grown at a double-digit growth rate in the past and is expected to follow the same pattern in the next four years. US remains the largest market in the world, but Asia-Pacific countries, particularly India and China, are witnessing the fastest growth and are anticipated to emerge as the dominating forces in future. The Comparison of Bioinformatics Industry between Malaysia, India and other countries are discussed in this http://ijbssnet.com/journals/Vol.%202_No._10;_June_2011/11.pdf paper.

Bioinformatics is full of opportunities. The sector is poised to open new avenues for the other related sectors also. But the biggest opportunity area in the Bioinformatics market will be in the drug discovery sector. Reduction of both the cost and time taken to discover a new drug due to fast development in the Bioinformatics tools and software zone is also making drug discovery an attractive field to venture in. Malaysian bioinformatics growth and future are discuss in this https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2723929/ paper. Keeping all such inportance in mind, following universities in Malaysia offering bioinformatics cources:

3 program(s) at AIMST University, Malaysia

Master of Science in Biotechnology (MSc) - Bioinformatics by Research

Master of Science (M.Sc) in Medical Microbiology (Bioinformatics) by Research

Doctor of Philosophy in Biotechnology (PhD) - Bioinformatics by Research

1 program(s) at INTI International University and Colleges, Malaysia

American Degree Transfer Program (Biosciences) in Bioinformatics

3 program(s) at Management and Science University (MSU), Malaysia

Master in Bioinformatics (By Research)

PhD in Bioinformatics

Bachelor in Bioinformatics (Hons)

1 program(s) at Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia

Bachelor of Science (Honours) Bioinformatics

1 program(s) at Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL) Bestari Jaya Campus, Malaysia

Bachelor of Bioinformatics (Hons)

2 program(s) at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Malaysia

PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics (By Research)

MSc - Master of Science in Bioinformatics (By Research)

6 program(s) at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia

MSc - Master of Science in Bioinformatics by Research

Master of Science in Bioinformatics and System Biology by Research

Master of Science (M.Sc) in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (With Thesis)

PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics by Research

PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (With Thesis)

PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics and System Biology by Research

1 program(s) at Universiti Selangor (UNISEL), Malaysia

Bachelor of Bioinformatics (Hons)

3 program(s) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia

M.Sc - Master of Science (Bioscience) in Bioinformatics Research Group (BIRG) By Research

PhD - Doctor of Philosophy (Bioscience) in Bioinformatics Research Group (BIRG) By Research

Bachelor of Computer Science (BioInformatics)

4 program(s) at University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia

MSc - Master of Science in Bioinformatics by Research

Master in Bioinformatics by Coursework

PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics by Research

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Bioinformatics

3 program(s) at Perdana University, Malaysia

Master in Bioinformatics (By Research)

PhD in Bioinformatics

Bachelor in Bioinformatics (Hons)

3 program(s) at Monash University, Malaysia

Master in Bioinformatics (By Research)

PhD in Bioinformatics

Bachelor in Bioinformatics (Hons)

The real bioinformatics scope lies if there are research labs which work in this field. One has to take account of that. If so then try to get information of those labs and visit them to get a hang of the work they pursue. For detail Bioinformatics in Malaysia: Hope, Initiative, Effort, Reality, and Challenges are discussed in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2723929/ paper.

UIAR Short-Term Training/Final Year Dissertation Project in Life Sciences/Bioinformatics/Biotech

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 23:56:25 -0500

Short-term training/Final year dissertation project

Candidates desirous of doing a short-term training / final year dissertation project for MSc (Life Sciences/Bioinformatics/Biotechnology or any science discipline) at UIAR Biophysics and Bioinformatics department may please drop an email atanju@iiar.res.in along with their resume.

Selected candidates will be further intimated. There will be a fees charged for doing the project at UIAR. The projects will be experimental or computational or involve both.

The training scope will be in the following areas but not limited to:

Bioinformatics analysis, Docking and Virtual screening, Molecular Dynamics simulation, Cloning, expression and purification of proteins, Biophysical and Biochemical characterisation of proteins, Crystallization and Structural Studies.

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Bioinformatics Engineer -- Algorithm Development

Wed, 01 Apr 2015 21:39:05 -0500

Centrillion Biosciences is a venture backed life sciences company located in Palo Alto, California. The company provides high quality genomic services to academic and industrial customers including top universities and research institutes. Centrillion Biosciences has an immediate opening for a full-time Bioinformatics Engineer. We're looking for an energetic, innovative, and motivated person who works well independently and on teams. The ideal candidate will have experience designing and implementing efficient algorithms to process large datasets. The role will involve collaborating with research scientists and other engineers, so strong communication skills are a must.

Job Description

• Work within a fast-paced, collaborative environment with small project teams working on a variety of tasks ranging from new product development to DNA data processing
• Collaborate with Centrillion research scientists in order to bridge the gap between the laboratory and the digital world
• Develop tools to enable research projects to cope with the enormous amounts of data produced by modern DNA sequencing experiments
• Build simulation algorithms to help guide and analyze research done in the lab
• Solve challenging engineering problems that require the development of innovative algorithms

Requirements

• Strong background in mathematics/statistics with a degree in a related field
• Strong analytical, coding, communication, and organizational skills
• Experience with algorithm development, simulations, and data analysis
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (like Python or Perl)
• Experience analyzing genetic and biological data sets (e.g., DNA data analysis and image analysis)
• Experience with machine learning and pattern recognition is preferred

Please submit your resume at https://www.centrillionbio.com/career/ to apply for this position.

IIHR Recruitment 2015 – SRF, Project Asst & Research Associate Posts

Wed, 06 May 2015 06:13:26 -0500

IIHR Recruitment 2015 – SRF, Project Asst & Research Associate Posts: ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) has published a notification for the recruitment of Senior Research Fellow, Project Assistant and Research Associate vacancies on temporary basis. Eligible candidates may apply in prescribed application format on or before 15-05-2015. Other details like age, educational qualification, selection process, how to apply are given below…

IIHR Vacancy Details:
Total No. of Posts: 14
Name of the Post:
1. Senior Research Fellow: 12 Posts
2. Project Assistant: 01 Post
3. Research Associate: 01 Post

Age Limit: Candidates age limit is 40 years for men & 45 years for women for RA post, 35 years for men & 40 years for women for SRF post, 30 years for men & 35 years for women for JRF post and 21 to 40 years for Other as on closing date of receipt of applications. Age relaxation is applicable as per rules.

Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess M.Sc (Ag) Plant Pathology or Microbiology or Biotechnology or Biochemistry or M.Tech (Ag) or Bioinformatics for SRF Posts, 10th class with experience in workshop (welding fitting) for Project Asst Post and M.Sc (Ag) Plant Pathology or M.Sc (Ag) Biotechnology or Ph.D in Plant Pathology or Agricultural Biotechnology for RA Post.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on their performance in interview.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates may send their application in the prescribed format along with attested copies of relevant certificates and should mention name of PI/ Co-PI, Item No. of the Post & name of the post clearly on the application as well as on the cover to the Concerned PI/ Co-PI, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru-560089 on or before 15-05-2015 and attend the interview along with originals, two passport size photographs on 26 & 27-05-2015 from 10:00 AM Onwards.

Important Dates:
Last Date for Receipt of Applications: 15-05-2015.
Date & Time of Interview: 26 & 27-05-2015 from 10:00 AM Onwards.
Venue: IIHR Campus.

More at http://www.iihr.ernet.in/content/srf-jrf-application-format

BINC 2015 !!!

Rahul Nayak — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 20:35:27 -0500

Pondicherry University,Puducherry,on behalf of Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, will conduct the BINC examination in2015. The objective of this examination is to certify bioinformatics professionals, trained formally as well as self-trained.Registration will open from March 9,2015 to April 30,2015. Pondicherry University, Puducherry has been identified as a nodal agency by the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India to coordinate this examination along with nine centres namely, Pune University, Pune; Anna University, Chennai; Calcutta University, Kolkata; Institute of Bioinformatics & Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore; North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad; University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram; Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati. In the BINC 2013 examination,17 candidates were certified. DBT has agreed to fund Research fellowships for all the BINC qualified Indian nationals to pursue Ph.D. in Indian Institutes/Universities. Note that the candidate must possess a postgraduate degree(or equivalent) & meet the criteria of the institutes/universities in order to avail research fellowship. In addition, cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- will be awarded to the top 10 BINC qualifiers.

More at http://www.binc.co.in/College/Index_New.aspx

BINC notification http://www.binc.co.in/PdfDocuments/Notification.pdf

Few dates to remember:

Starting of online submission of application: March 9, 2015
Last date for submission of application: April 30,2015
Examination consists of two parts:
Part I (Paper I) : June 7, 2015 (10 AM-12 PM)
Part II ( Paper II & III) :June 28, 2015 (9 AM-12 PM & 2 PM-4 PM)